The most wanted video games for the rest of 2017

The lengthy and improbable success of the Fast and the Furious franchise no doubt has something to do with the direction Need for Speed is heading. Payback is largely a cinematic affair, as you try to take down a cartel in a handsome open-world, chasing down trucks and smacking into opponents in an attempt to take them off the road. If you are worried this means the game might lack focus, you would be fairly surprised to discover how Ghost Games has drilled down into the core gameplay following the relative misfire of the 2014 reboot. Handling is fast and delightfully elastic, as you whip around a multi-layered environment that has more than a little Forza Horizon to it, while the boisterous bumping recalls Burnout. Back on form? Here's hoping.